Overview
- At a reception on Wednesday, Queen Camilla spoke about her mother and grandmother dying from complications of osteoporosis and called the disease a “silent thief” that often goes unnoticed until bones break.
- She used the Royal Osteoporosis Society’s 40th anniversary to praise the charity’s growth, including a free nurse‑staffed hotline, a widely used risk‑checker and the spread of Fracture Liaison Services to more than 60 countries.
- Camilla presented the ROS’s lifetime‑service award to philanthropist Ivor Braka and said the organisation’s progress over 40 years had far exceeded her family’s hopes.
- She stressed that there is no cure yet but said medical research is “on a very good path” and described simple prevention measures—nutrition, exercise and better clinical pathways—as increasingly effective at avoiding fractures.
- Her high‑profile advocacy aims to push wider screening and support: about half of women and one in five men over 50 face osteoporotic fractures, so improved diagnosis and services could directly reduce painful, life‑changing injuries.